Support Worker / Care Assistant who is kind, caring, and compassionate with strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to connect and support people with ease, is required for a well-established adult care service.
ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE CONSIDERED
The company will consider candidates with any previous care / carer / support work experience.
SALARY: £12.36 per hour + Overtime + Generous Benefits (see below)
Overtime paid at Time and a Half, over 40 hours.
Bank Holidays paid at Time and a Half, plus a day back in TOIL.
LOCATION: Travelling around the East areas of Cornwall, visiting clients in their homes.
JOB TYPE: Full-Time and Part-Time, Permanent.
WORKING HOURS: Guaranteed weekly hours from 14 up to 36 hours per week.
SHIFT PATTERN: Flexibility is required - All rounds start at 7:00 – 14:00, evening rounds start at 16:00 and finish at the latest 22:00, and working every other weekend is mandatory. A regular Week A/Week B rolling rota will be issued, helping to promote a healthy work-life balance.
Please note: A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential for this role.
JOB OVERVIEW
We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Support Worker / Care Assistant who is kind, caring, and compassionate with strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to connect and support people with ease.
Working as a Support Worker / Care Assistant you will be required to provide personalised support to vulnerable adults who live in the community and have identified care & reablement needs.
As a Support Worker / Care Assistant your daily tasks for this role include supporting individuals within their own homes by following instructions on their Reablement/Care plans to ensure their needs are met in an effective and safe way.
DUTIES
1. Supporting service users with their daily living skills, including personal care, meal preparation & housekeeping.
2. Supporting service users to access community opportunities.
3. Working with families, healthcare professionals, and occupational therapists.
4. Offering safe and appropriate support to each individual in a person-centred way.
5. Complying with and maintaining best practice in relation to Health & safety matters, which will include basic risk assessments and the prevention and control of infection.
6. Ensuring support is provided to the level stipulated in the Reablement/Care Plan.
7. Using an innovative approach to positively support customers to achieve as much independence as they are able to.
8. Maintaining accurate and factual records as a legal requirement in order to evidence and communicate actions and outcomes effectively to others.
9. Monitoring the health, wellbeing, and progress of service users and reporting any concerns/changes back to management in order to protect and safeguard vulnerable adults.
10. Ensuring a positive and flexible approach to the variety of tasks and work patterns within the role.
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
Essential
1. You must have a FULL DRIVING LICENCE that is valid to drive in the UK and the use of a vehicle.
2. NVQ level 2 in care or equivalent and/or experience and demonstrable understanding of reablement and care provision.
3. Current right to work in the UK.
4. An understanding of domiciliary care.
5. Good verbal and written communication skills.
6. Basic IT Skills.
7. Empathy and a passion to support others.
8. Excellent attention to detail.
9. Great time management.
Desirable
1. Previous care experience.
2. Some experience in supporting vulnerable adults in need – either informally or in paid employment.
3. Some experience of encouraging and motivating others to achieve.
4. Awareness of physical, emotional, and mental health issues affecting vulnerable adults.
BENEFITS
1. Guaranteed Payment of your Contracted Hours: You are always paid for a full shift, even in the event of a client cancellation. This includes travel and contact time.
2. Mileage Allowance: 45p per mile. Plus, after a probation period of 6 months, you could join the ‘Car Lease Scheme’.
3. Annual Leave: 31 days (including Bank Holidays). This is pro-rata for part-time working patterns. Option to buy extra leave.
4. Your development: Full training and continuous development provided, job shadowing, team support, 1:1 supervisions, and annual appraisals, opportunity to achieve qualifications.
5. Opportunities: Opportunities to progress and develop a rewarding career.
6. Pension: A generous pension scheme with employer contributions.
7. Equipment: A full uniform, full PPE provided, work SMART phone, Lone working device & DBS provided.
8. Access to Employee Discount Scheme, Blue Light card, and Vectis card: All provide various discounts on groceries, household bills, holidays, and much more.
9. Wellbeing Events.
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JOB REF: AWDO-P13061
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